By:
Upala
KBR,
Mid-Day
Wednesday,
August
02,
2006
The
Isha
Sharvani-Zaheer
Khan
affair
is
in
the
spotlight
yet
again.
Though
the
buzz
doing
the
rounds
is
that
the
cricketer
and
the
pretty
actress
have
split,
it's
far
from
true.
It
is
reliably
learnt
that
Isha
will
be
leaving
for
the
UK
next
week
to
be
with
Zaheer
who
is
currently
playing
county
cricket
for
Worcester-shire.
Love-struck
still
Says
Isha's
friend,
"Isha
and
Zaheer
are
very
much
together
and
haven't
split.
They
are
very
much
in
love.
Their
much-publicised
affair
did
initially
take
a
toll
on
their
relationship.
There
came
a
point
when
they
both
thought
that
people
were
focussing
more
on
their
love
life
than
their
career
-
and
that
was
disturbing
for
both."
Out
of
the
glare
Adds
the
friend,
"They
are
both
intensely
private
individuals
who
want
to
go
far
in
their
respective
careers.
That's
when
they
decided
to
quietly
step
out
of
the
limelight
and
not
attract
media
glare.
The
couple
then
stopped
going
out
together
and
talking
about
their
relationship."
So
what's
the
latest
on
the
Isha-Zaheer
front?
"Isha
is
flying
off
to
UK
for
two
weeks
to
spend
some
time
with
Zaheer
who
is
currently
in
Worcestershire
playing
county
cricket.
She
is
leaving
on
August
8."
Kuch
bhi
kaho
When
asked
about
her
trip
Isha
says,
"No
comments." And
as
for
her
relationship
with
Zaheer,
she
says,
"People
will
say
what
they
want.
I
don't
think
it's
necessary
to
talk
about
my
personal
life."
So
is
she
not
single?
There's
a
long
silence
and
then
Isha
finally
says,
"I
don't
want
to
say
anything.
Let
it
be."
Too
young
And
marriage?
"I
am
just
21,
too
young
to
be
thinking
about
marriage
right
now.
I
am
here
as
an
actress
and
dancer
-
ask
me
about
my
professional
assignments."
When
Isha
met
Zaheer
The
couple
has
been
together
for
almost
two
years.
Zaheer
and
Isha
first
met
at
an
event
where
she
performed.
The
touring
Australian
team
was
leaving
India
and
Isha
was
performing
at
the
function.
They
got
talking
and
exchanged
numbers.
Later,
they
kept
bumping
into
each
other
at
parties
and
social
dos
and
were
soon
drawn
towards
each
other.
Reportedly
Zaheer
helped
Isha
find
a
place
in
Khar
last
year.
Both
used
to
go
house-hunting
together.
Isha
on
her
films
"In
Rocky,
I
play
Zayed's
love
interest
while
in
Darwaza
Bandh
Rakho,
I
essay
a
very
rich
and
modern
girl
who
gets
kidnapped
for
ransom.
In
Rocky,
when
I
come
into
Zayed's
life,
I
change
him
completely.
While
shooting
for
Darwaza
Bandh
Rakho
we
shot
at
one
location,
Tata
Bungalow,
for
40
days,
18
hours
at
a
stretch.
We
would
have
fun
mimicking
each
other
and
cracking
jokes."
On
the
ad
front,
Isha
says,
"I
have
finished
shooting
for
a
new
Dabur
Vatika
ad
and
will
be
shooting
two
new
ads
for
Motorola
and
Tata
Indicom."
On
her
dancing
Isha
is
the
daughter
of
renowned
dancer
Daksha
Seth
and
Australian
composer
Vissaro.
She
has
been
learning
dancing
since
the
age
of
seven
under
her
mother
and
has
undergone
training
abroad.
"I
have
learnt
lots
of
forms
of
dancing
including
Kathak,
Chau
and
Kalarippattayu.
Mom
is
a
contemporary
dancer
and
has
created
her
own
dance
form
from
scratch."